ML17157B810
| ML17157B810 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Susquehanna  |
| Issue date: | 05/26/1992 |
| From: | Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H PENNSYLVANIA POWER & LIGHT CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17157B811 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9206020190 | |
| Download: ML17157B810 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000387/1992006
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Docket Nos.
50-387
50-388
Mr. H. W. Keiser
Senior Vice President - Nuclear
Pennsylvania Power & Light Company
2 North Ninth Street
Allentown, Pennsylvania
18101
Dear Mr. Keiser:
SUBJECT;
NRC REGION I COMBINED INSPECTION 50-387/92-06; 50-388/92-06
The enclosed report documents a resident safety inspection conducted by Messrs. G. S. Barber
and
D. J.
Mannai,
and others
from February
11,
1992 through April 18,
1992,
at the
Susquehanna
Steam Electric Station (SSES), Salem Township, Pennsylvania.
The inspection
covered plant operations, surveillance, and maintenance for both units. At the conclusion of the
inspection, Mr. G. S. Barber, Senior Resident Inspector, summarized the inspection findings with
Mr. H. G. Stanley and other members of your staff.
Based
on results of this inspection, it appears
that one of your activities was not in full
compliance with NRC regulations.
Since 1984, there have been 34 separate
instances
where
Reactor Protection System Electrical Protection Assembly breakers were found tripped or were
known to have tripped.
The Electrical Protection Assembly breaker trips were attributable to
unknown causes or to problems with logic cards and related components.
The frequency of these
trips has increased within the past year even though action has been taken to preclude repetition.
Corrective actions to date have been ineffective.
Accordingly, this matter is identified as a
violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, Corrective Action and the Susquehanna
Quality Assurance
Program,
relative to failure to take prompt corrective action to preclude
repetition.
This issue is set forth in the Notice of Violation enclosed
as Appendix A.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's
"Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public
Document Room.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
i-'i"i iii0 ". 1/j]'p."(gag
Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief
Reactor Projects Branch 2
Enclosure:
l. Combined NRC Inspection Report 50-387/92-06; 50-388/92-06
2.
Appendix A; Notice of Violation
cc w/encl:
A. R. Sabol, Manager, Nuclear Quality Assurance
J. M. Kenny, Licensing Group Supervisor
H. G..Stanley, Superintendent of Plant - SSES
R. G. Byram, Vice President, Nuclear Operations
J. A. Isabella, Director, Generation Projects Department, Atlantic Electric
M. M. Urioste, Nuclear Services Manager, General Electric Company
B. A. Snapp, Esquire, Assistant Corporate Counsel
H. D. Woodeshick, Special Office of the President
J. C. Tilton III, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc.
W. Lowthert, Manager of Nuclear Training
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
K. Abraham, PAO (2)
NRC Resident Inspector
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
bcc w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Management Assistant, DRMA (w/o encl)
J. White, DRP
E. Wenzinger, DRP
B. Norris, DRP
T. Johnson, Senior Resident Inspector, Salem/Hope Creek
J. Joyner, DRSS
E, L. Conner, DRP, (SALP Reports Only)
J. J. Raleigh, NRR Project Manager
J. Noggle, DRSS
R. Lobel, OEDO
J. Trapp, DRS
M. Callahan, GPA
E.L. Conner, DRP, (Section 8.1.3.6)
bcc w/Executive Summary Only:
W. Hehl, DRP
J. Wiggins, DRP
W. Hodges, DRS
J, Durr, DRS
W. Lanning, DRS
L. Bettenhausen,
R. Cooper, DRSS
C. Miller, PDI-2, NRR
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